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[Android Apps and Games] najodleglejszy:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.1.0 - the fastest browser around

and I don't know why, but it's kind of going nuts. today it started sometimes not to load any website, even though the stock browser does and does it quickly. it's just suddenly beginning to act like there was no connection available.
[Android Apps and Games] JokerAce:
I don't know what appropriate word to use, but could you make it less "aggressive" ?

When selecting a link from Gmail, I get the usual pop up asking me which browser to use. I select lightning. Now I want to view more links from Gmail, long press home to get to recent, select Gmail, and it goes back to lightning. Only way is to exit lightning.

I tried with stock browser, and I don't face such issues of going back to Gmail.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.1.0 - the fastest browser around

It has a different way of viewing links than the stock browser.

4.2.2 messed it up and the SDK isn't available yet so I can't fix it.

I haven't noticed this.

Next update

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[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.1.0 - the fastest browser around

The browser is now open-source!!!!

https://github.com/anthonycr/Lightning-Browser
[Android Apps and Games] hikki6139:
Present picture pretty cool.
[Android Apps and Games] najodleglejszy:
I'm on 4.0.4
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.1.0: Open-Source Browser

Weird. Not sure what it is then.

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[Android Apps and Games] JokerAce:
In what way is this difference beneficial to users?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.1.0: Open-Source Browser

It's not more beneficial, it's just the only way I knew how to implement it. It will probably be fixed eventually.

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[Android Apps and Games] JokerAce:
Yeah I think it shouldn't overlay itself over the app. Anyway I also noticed mixed up tabs. I am on 4.2.1.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.1.0: Open-Source Browser

Are you noticing mixed up tabs or mixed up icons on the tabs, because I have yet to notice a mixed up tab, just different favicons on each tab. Screenshots of mixed up tabs would be really helpful since I can't reproduce this.

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[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.1.0: Open-Source Browser

Update is out (check the play store in a bit) download from media fire right now.

Change log:

- full screen yayyyy!

- fixed video issues

- render fixes

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[Android Apps and Games] nimrodity:
AW: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

The full screen solution seems very half baken and there's still the status bar, hmm

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

It's against Google's UI rules to hide the status bar unless it's a game. I don't want the status bar hidden, and no the full screen solution isn't "half-baked" as you say. I spent a long while (the reason for a week between updates) making it work the way I wanted it to. The only thing I forgot was to make it reappear when you click a link.

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[Android Apps and Games] nimrodity:
but it feels weird to me like the site jumps up when you scroll and let go and the bar hides because the whole text jumps up
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Idk, feels fine to me. I'll wait to see if anyone else takes issue with it.

Personally I find it rather annoying when the URL bar covers up the top of the page like in Naked Browser, so I didn't really want anything blocking the page.

I forgot to mention that I also fixed uploading problems in this build... FYI.
[Android Apps and Games] bugrilhos:
I'm using lightning browser as my default browser on my galaxy s3, and I like it very much!

Thanx for the developer!

The only thing that I don't like at all is the icon, that cloud and little lightning over the orange circle is a little annoying in the home screen.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Suggestions on an icon?

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[Android Apps and Games] cammel:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

On latest version doble tap to zoom is not working for me... Any idea why??

Thanks!

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] juried:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] JokerAce:
Haven't had the time to replicate. Will take a screen shot next time.

Double tab to zoom only stops working in full screen mode. Untick full screen mode in settings, close tabs and browser, restart browser and it should work again. I think it's a bug that it is not working in full screen mode?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

My bad, bug in full screen mode seems to have broken it. I'll be attempting to rectify this.

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[Android Apps and Games] Bloodawn:
when i try setting flash videos to full screen it just loads a blank white page and when I press back to get off of it the browser quits responding to touches except for scrolling, so I have to close it and reopen it to get it working right again.
[Android Apps and Games] bluesfear:
Need swipe to switch tabs like in chrome...and double tapped to zoom doesn't always work
[Android Apps and Games] bugrilhos:
whats the best size for the icon? And the extencion can be .png? I'll make an icon holo themed, and if you like you can use it.

thanx
[Android Apps and Games] murraynt:
In chrome when you click a YouTube link or a Google play link , the respective app will open up. Is there any way to implement this is lighting browser?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Flash is realllllly buggy unfortunately. Flash videos seem to work on my devices (LG Optimus V and Nexus 7) but not all devices will work well with it, i cant do much since flash is screwy.

Good suggestion, I want to add that eventually..... And as was just mentioned three posts before you, yes double tap got broken in the last update.

512x512 is the size. I'll take look if you make one, I make icons too but I'm open minded to others, although I'm picky with icons.

Yes sir there is, coming soon.

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[Android Apps and Games] Bloodawn:
do you know what version of flash you are using for your Nexus 7? its my Nexus 4 thats having the problem with setting it to full screen.

edit: I just checked with Boat browser and full screen flash is working with it just not with Lightning+, I dunno if that helps with anything or not.
[Android Apps and Games] JokerAce:
If I open a link on Gmail with lightning, going to recent app and to Gmail, goes backto llightning instead. I think we spokeaabout this before. Hopeyyou will place this issue as one of the priority. It's crippling multitasking ability
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

As I mentioned before, this is how android multitasks, I have no control over that.

Open gmail, open a link in chrome, hit home, hit recent apps and then hit gmail and I guarantee it will open the page in chrome instead of gmail.

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[Android Apps and Games] JokerAce:
When I use stock browser or any other browsers, I don't have this issue tho.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

I honestly don't understand what's wrong. What you're saying is that:

1. You open Gmail

2. You open an email and open a link

3. You hit the home button

4. You hit the recents button and then hit gmail

5. It goes back the the page you viewed in lightning

6. When you click back now it goes back to gmail

That's all normal behavior and I just verified that it does that with both chrome and lightning. The only thing that doesn't happen is that it opens a new instance of the browser so if you open the link in gmail, hit home and then open lightning, it won't show the tab you opened in gmail. That's not a huge problem right now because most people open the link, read it and close it.

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[Android Apps and Games] JokerAce:
What I am saying is:

1. Open Gmail

2. Open email and click on link

3. Pop up dialog to select which browser, selected lightning.

4. Browsing on lightning. Now I want to open more links from Gmail.

5. Press and hold home button to go to recent.

6. Select Gmail. And bam, back to lightning. I can't open more links from Gmail.

With stock browser, I am still able to go back to Gmail and open more links. Do you get me now? Use Firefox and try, no such problem.
[Android Apps and Games] UtkarshAgrawal:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

You just need to press the back button as lightning does not open as a separate app.

Rocked it on my tab
[Android Apps and Games] JokerAce:
Attached is the image for jumbled tabs. I have 4 tabs. The 3rd and 4th tabs title jumped to the first and 2nd tab as shown in attached, while the 3rd and 4th tab had "google" as their tab title.
[Android Apps and Games] UtkarshAgrawal:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

You really need to fix the jumbling of tabs and the half in and half out top bar.

Rocked it on my tab
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Gotcha. :) thanks. I'll try to figure out how to open them in the same instance.

Thank you. I think what's happening is if you open a tab before the page loads, it keeps loading in the background or something and it messes up. I'll look so see if I can find the problem.

No kidding. It's already been mentioned. The half in half out bar was changed in the latest version. I suggest you update it.

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[Android Apps and Games] drbiggy:
Been using your browser for about a month now, and its just awesome.

Just came across a few bugs when downloading files from sharehosters like zippyshare.com, i needed to download those files with the stock browser because lightning some only made corrupted files.

and a history function is the only thing missing

keep up the good worg :good:
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Good news is that I have been able to make the full screen mode a little better, and it seems that the problems with 4.2.2 have fixed themselves. I believe I was able to fix the tab switching stuff (I say believe because I've never seen it, but I changed code I think was messing it up).

I'm also hoping to integrate a Google Chrome style synching (you'll be needing a Google account though).

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
I am using this browse on a Asus TF700 with a custom stock 4.1.2 stock rom (CROMI 3.4.4) I have used just about every browser around. This is the first browser that I have used that will let me use the search function while in the xda 2010 mode with others I had to switch to xda 2013 to search the forum and viewing it was like looking through a piece of wax paper. One thing I have noticed while posting this is that the message screen that I am typing in is either hidden halfway behind the KB or halfway behind the upper part of my screen and I can not see what I am typing. :( I am using the desktop mode. When I pull the screen back down so I can see the message I am typing as soon as I type one letter it jumps back up and I can not see the message box again. Is it a continuous scroll issue?
[Android Apps and Games] RollTribe:
Question: Would it be possible to have the browser keep the last website I visited before it gets cleared in RAM be saved in the address bar so that if I want I can load it back up? This was how it worked before the newest update, not sure what happened exactly. Basically, I'm asking if I can have no homepage, except on new tabs.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Ahh interesting idea. So you're saying.... Open first time, blank page, then click new tab and your homepage pops up?

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[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

@latomar2002 this got fixed in the latest update ;)

BTW, I put out a big update last night. There was a bug in it if you didn't have a default browser installed so I fixed that in the latest version. I'll have it posted on mediafire later on. The source code has been updated up to 2.3.0 (latest version on the play store is 2.3.3)

Change log

2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3 - bugfixes

2.3.0

- new full-screen UI

- fixed video playing

- tweaked icon

- Animations

- better rendering

- better performance in full-screen

- lower battery consumption

- Chinese language added (needs better translation)

- French Language added

- Italian added

- fixed errors in settings

- fixed errors with bookmarks

- now uses the Android history (only if you have a stock browser installed)

- NOTE: you cannot have bookmarks as your homescreen in fullscreen mode anymore
[Android Apps and Games] hazedabeast:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Loving this browser blazing fast.

Thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
Two questions. One: I have the paid version how do I update it? Two: Where does Lighting store downloaded files?
[Android Apps and Games] RollTribe:
Not really, I'm asking if you can have the previous page you were on open when you reopen the app.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

1. If you got it through the play store I updated that as well and you should have gotten the update already. If you got it from some other source, idk. I have both mirrored on media fire, but only the free version is linked in the OP here. If you have the link (not many do) to the paid version I upload, then that will be updated tonight, if you got it on some other site then I don't know because I don't deal with anything but Google play and mediafire. Did that make any sense?

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[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

I can add that as an option.

_______________________________________

@everyone

By the way, if it seems like I don't post a lot in this thread, I apologize. It's just that you guys are the power users (and rightly challenge the browser and suggest lots of features) and I don't like overwhelming myself too much because otherwise I'll spend all my time on the browser and I'll fail out of school. So i only check the thread every few days. Lol.
[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
Thanks just saw the update in my Play store account. Also, I have asked twice but, have not received a reply., Where does Lighting put files I download from other web sites?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

My bad, I knew I was forgetting something when I finished writing my response... It puts them in the /downloads folder on the sdcard or emulated storage.

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[Android Apps and Games] Haldi4803:
could you add a checkbox in the Settings menue "open new Tabs in Background" ? so it would be possible to open 3-4 links in a page and read them afterwards ?

P.S you need a German Translation ? If yes, where do i get the files ?
[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
Just found another bug. When in desktop mode and I click on a Facebook link from a email, the photos along the top of the page will populate but everything below it does not, it is blank.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

It looks like I somehow broke that... Noooooo, I'll fix that. It was opening in the background before. Someone already is doing a German translation, it will be in the next update.

I don't think I can do anything about that, Facebook just is not working in desktop mode.

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[Android Apps and Games] Haldi4803:
About breaking stuff! When i surf XDA and press "Open in new Tab" and then switch Tab before it can load, it crashes 95% of the time!
[Android Apps and Games] sharkboy0901:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

If I may suggest,

Can you make it so ads pop up in a new tab, when I visit a webpage that has ads It keeps popping up and when I go back it pops up again in the same tab so I can't view the page for more than a few seconds without the ad coming back.

Thanks

What is Optimus Prime's full name?

Optimus G. Prime
[Android Apps and Games] Haldi4803:
Ahhh now it opens in background thx a lot.

Btw, the phone crashes when I open more than 5Tabs. And I'm not sure if I got the warning message every time. But I remember getting the message, opening new tab -> crash. So maybe a blockade that prevents 'open in new tab' button from working ?

Oh, and another question about the menus button (these three points) if your phone doesn't have hardware buttons its automatically activating the button in the browser bar? Because I prefer the menus button in the bottom right beside the 'recent apps' but that is not something the app decides is it?
[Android Apps and Games] Vankata_91:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

What about translations, I can help for Bulgarian.

P.S. On latest version, I can't add new bookmarks, don't know is this only with me..
[Android Apps and Games] inferno17x:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Would it be possible to have a keyboard option? so that i can bring up the keyboard anytime i want to.

Some sites will required me to press enter key in order for me to access the link.
[Android Apps and Games] daniel_m:
I am getting high CPU load (~80-90 %) since the last update. Even after the browser just started up, without any webpage loaded, the CPU load is constantly high.

And I have a small (big) feature request: Text re-flow! (fits text on any webpage to the screen width, even when zooming in)

So far, I have only seen it in Opera, but it is one of the most useful features in a browser ever. But I am almost sure that it is difficult to implement ...
[Android Apps and Games] Vankata_91:
Browser is great, but I reported about this bug with bookmarks and still it can't add bookmarks.

Is there someone who is reading this thread?
[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
If you are using the free version you are limited in the number of bookmarks you can use.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Yeah I'm reading the thread, it's just that I'm really busy with school and can't come on here every day. There's been a few updates since I last posted here, hopefully they've fixed some problems. I've tried recreating each bug you reported and I can't seem to recreate them on the latest version.

I've forgotten to update the media fire version to I'll do that very soon.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

This shouldn't happen in the latest version.

No I can't move the menu button next to recent apps because the only way to do it is to change something in the android manifest (I can't execute a line of code to add it) so everyone would have to have it there, and based on the complaints about it being there when it was there, I'd say the majority of users don't want that menu button in the bottom. Sorry :)

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[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Source code has been pushed to Github and the new version is on media fire. :)

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Android Apps and Games] PenguinxEnjoi:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Can someone make a version that hides the status bar? Or add that as an option in the settings? Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
It isn't an option in settings. You could mod it yourself since the source code is freely available online ;)
[Android Apps and Games] pratyush997:
EPICLY fast!

Better than Chrome man!

Awesome work!
[Android Apps and Games] ahmed_14:
Good

Good browser but needs improvements, the loading wheel is slow which makes me feel like it's loading slowly
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

I can speed it up if it will make you feel better haha. :p

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[Android Apps and Games] epicsilence:
Can i use your

browser

in my MOD for NEO V.....I will mention the market link and your name eitherway..

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Yeah sure.

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[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Update is out (get it in the op) or wait for it to show up in the play store.

NOTE: For those updating through media fire, you'll notice a performance improvement. Since the last version there were rendering fixes and the browser all around works better.

For the new changes in this version:

- changed the way history worked (internally), now using local SQLite database, much more reliable than previous implementation, no longer necessary to have stock browser installed

- hopefully fixed some crashes with downloading... At least prevent stuff from downloading if its gonna crash the device

- added Hebrew language [waits for inevitable complaints about how its not correct]... I should really not accept translations since people seem to just copy an paste them into Google translate.

- unnoticeable changes except in the format of code, check source

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
I know you want to keep Lighting light and I don't know how much this request will hinder that but if possibly could you set it so we can create folders for bookmarks?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Possibly. I have to see if it's a viable option to sync bookmarks with Google drive, but I feel like folders will probably be way out of the way. Maybe in the future when there still aren't big things I want to add.

But like you said... I'm trying to keep it light and I've been challeneged by more than a couple people to keep it under 0.35 MB and I'm already at 0.22.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

Force close issue in the latest version has been fixed, look for an update.

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[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
I am having a problem using redirect links. When I click on them nothing happens, I have to long press on the link and then select open in another tab. Also, when I long pressed on a linked that opened a Youtube video in another tab it took like 5 minutes for it to load.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

When you open the link in another tab, are you viewing the old tab while it loads or are you then switching to the tab and it still taking five minutes to load? Background loading is probably slower since the view isn't displayed.

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[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
I am switching to the tab. Also, when on a site with more than one page it takes a long time to change pages.
[Android Apps and Games] someth1ng:
Awesome browser - no lag, smooth and reliable.

Honestly, Chome, Opera (Mini and the normal one), stock etc are NOT smooth but this is. It's sort of smooth like Safari (on iOS) with better scrolling.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Re: [APP][2.2+] The Lightning Browser v2.2.0: Open-Source Browser

I'll see if I can find a problem

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